Maya Forstater employment tribunal judgment

That this House welcomes the landmark employment tribunal judgment in favour of Maya Forstater which ruled unanimously that she was subjected to direct discrimination by her employer, the Centre for Global Development, when it chose not to renew her contract of employment, her unpaid visiting fellowship role and removed her from its website for holding gender critical beliefs; recognises the tribunal’s decision to uphold an earlier ruling in 2021 that gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010; applauds this historic decision as a victory for common sense and freedom of speech; believes that this decision will give heart to the many women who have been unlawfully discriminated against in the workplace, no platformed, marginalised and intimidated for such beliefs; pays tribute to the courage of Maya Forstater for her action; congratulates her and her legal team in bringing forward and persisting with the case despite facing relentless hostility and threats of violence; owes a debt of gratitude to Maya Forstater for holding firm to the reality that biological sex is immutable, is separate from, and cannot be conflated with, self-declared gender identity; contends that sex is the basis on which women and girls experience discrimination, violence and oppression and therefore sex matters; believes that sex remains a critical factor when considering and determining law and policy, and in the provision of public services; and calls on all employers to take note of the judgment and its implications for preventing unfair and discriminatory practices in the workplace.